Scientific Coordinator / Postdoc in Digital Cancer Prevention
Kennziffer: 2025-0288
- Heidelberg
- Full-time
- Computational and Molecular Prevention
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is one of Europe’s largest cancer research centers. “Research for a life without cancer" is the mission of our world-class scientists and all our team members.
The DKFZ is a place where the brightest minds pursue bold ideas and seek answers to pioneering scientific questions through collaboration, innovation, and exploration across many disciplines. We provide a dynamic environment which empowers excellence with state-of-the-art technologies, cutting edge infrastructure, and a global scientific network.
Contribute your knowledge, vision, and dedication to create a space where scientific discovery in cancer research is transformed into benefits for human health.
Within the “National Cancer Prevention Center”, a strategic partnership between the German Cancer Aid and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the following position is available in the Department "Computational and Molecular Prevention" of the DKFZ:
Up to 40 percent of all new cases of cancer diagnosed in Germany every year could be avoided if all the scientifically proven preventive measures were implemented.
The DKFZ, German Cancer Aid and a number of partners of the National Decade against Cancer have entered a long-term strategic partnership to establish the “National Cancer Prevention Center” (NCPC) in Heidelberg. In the new NCPC, basic, clinical, population-level epidemiologic, behavioral, social, and communication research will be integrated to enable progress in the area of cancer prevention and control.
This position will suit someone who enjoys employing risk models to develop tools of immediate practical benefit.
Ihre Aufgaben:
- Curating local and international know-how on risk prediction models for personalized cancer prevention
- Supervising the implementation of cancer risk prediction models into software tools by communicating requirements to a dedicated team of software developers
- Working with nurses, medical doctors, scientists and patients to improve the way that important evidence is presented to all of them
- Supervising content generation for digital prevention tools at the NCPC
Ihr Profil:
- A master's or PhD degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, or a health-care related field
- Additional training and experience in the application of epidemiological principles and practices is desirable
- Passionate about risk communication
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills
- Dedication to bridging scientific findings into clinical practise
- Ability to work independently and proactively with colleagues from different disciplines
- Strong interest in utilizing innovative data collection modalities (e.g., wearables) and AI in prevention research
Unser Angebot:
- Hervorragende Rahmenbedingungen: modernste state-of-the-art Infrastruktur und Möglichkeit zum internationalen Austausch auf Spitzenniveau
- Vergütung nach TV-L inkl. betrieblicher Altersvorsorge und vermögenswirksamer Leistungen
- 30 Tage Urlaub
- Flexible Arbeitszeiten
- Möglichkeit zur Teilzeitarbeit
- Familienfreundliches Arbeitsumfeld
- Nachhaltig zur Arbeit: Vergünstigtes Deutschland-Jobticket
- Unser betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement bietet ein ganzheitliches Angebot für Ihr Wohlbefinden
- Entfalten Sie Ihr volles Potenzial: Zugang zum DKFZ International Postdoc Program und dem DKFZ Career Service mit gezielten Angeboten für Ihre persönliche Entwicklung fördern Ihre Talente
Sie sind interessiert?
Dr. Angela Teresa Filimon Goncalves
Telefon: +49(0)6221/42-1280
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